Palestinians protest cartoon of Prophet Mohammad
Palestinian children protest against Denmark for a cartoon of Prophet Mohammad that was republished by Danish newspapers recently, in Rafah, southern Gaza on February 22, 2008. (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)
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At least three people were killed Sunday in continuing violent protests between Muslims and police in Bangladesh over anti-Islamic blog posts, police said.
Freedom of expression is a basic right though national laws must be crafted carefully to prevent incitements to violence, a U.N. official said from Geneva.
Suspected al-Qaida followers opened fire and killed a member of the security team at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, a security official said.
A judge in Lebanon has charged 45 individuals with setting fire to an American fast-food restaurant during recent protests in Tripoli, a prosecutor said.
The NATO commander in Afghanistan has ordered cutbacks in U.S. troops' joint operations with Afghan military and police forces in reaction to "insider attacks."
Militant Nigerian Islamic group Boko Haram is threatening the nation's media.
Danish police said a man injured in an explosion is believed to have been building a letter bomb to send to a newspaper that printed Prophet Mohammad cartoons.
A court ordered Pakistan's government to block Facebook Wednesday after reports surfaced about a contest to draw the Prophet Mohammed, a lawyer says.
Officials in Timbuktu, Mali, said 26 people were trampled to death during a ceremonial Mouloud festival walk at the Djinguereber mosque.
Iranian intelligence officials arrested several suspects linked to a Thursday terrorist bombing at a mosque while leading clerics point to U.S.-Israeli ties.
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